Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
FOI Reference: FOI/202500484831
Date received: 9 September 2025
Date responded: 6 October 2025
Information requested
Request for information 1: In 2024-25, how many days did the Chief Executive of this public body work?
Request for information 2: In 2024-25, how many days of annual leave did this individual take?
Request for information 3: In 2024-25, how many days did this individual work from home, and how many days did they go into the office?
Response
Request for information 1:
In the financial year 2024-25, after annual leave and Public and Privilege holidays, Social Security Scotland’s Chief Executive worked a total of 229.5 days.
Request for information 2:
In the financial year 2024-25, Social Security Scotland’s Chief Executive took a total of 20 days annual leave.
Request for information 3:
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested. Social Security Scotland does not gather information on individual visits to offices on a weekly basis.
However, in line with our hybrid working policy, Social Security Scotland’s Chief Executive spends at least two days per week in an office, either in Glasgow, Dundee, or in Edinburgh.
This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested.
About FOI
Social Security Scotland is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. The Scottish Government also publishes responses to requests. You can view the responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.